Attendance: 78,645
Space: 603,270 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,550
[Photo: Trey Mebane (left), National Oilwell Varco director of business development, talks with Carl Lawrence of Houston during the Offshore Technology Conference. They are standing behind a ShearMax, a low force casing shear rams. Shown top of the ShearMax is a Blackbox Downhole Dynamics Recorder (yellow light) and behind them is a blow out preventer.]

Attendance: 73,318
Space: 556,640 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,357
[Photo: Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya builds a scale replica of a drilling rig at the Weatherford booth at the Offshore Technology Conference. Sawaya is a New York based artist and uses Lego building blocks. ]

Attendance: 67,190
Space: 529,700 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,400
[Photo: A mannequin is used to display some of the safety equipment at the outdoor booth for Tiger Safety Equipment, a division of Dragon Products Ltd. Behind the mannequin is a manufacture workover rig made by Dragon.]

Attendance: 67,190 Space: 529,700 sf Exhibiting companies: 2,400 [Photo: A mannequin is used to display some of the safety equipment at the outdoor booth for Tiger Safety Equipment, a division of Dragon

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[Photo: Mel Babb of PC Tutoring Services stops to look at a Hydro Clamp at the Offshore Technology Conference in Reliant Center. The Hydro Clamp made by Oil States Industries is a split-sleeve clamp used for permanent pipeline repairs.]

-- OTC launches the Spotlight on New Technology program to recognize advancements in ocean resources development.
Attendance: 50,921
Space: 397,750 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,127
[Photo: The escape and rescue craft made by Survival Systems International, noted for its single point connection, was among the displays at the Offshore Technology Conference.]

-- The new Reliant Center hosts OTC, with improved facility for exhibits and conference sessions.
Attendance: 49,620
Space: 375,200 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,024
[Photo: Phil McNabb of Oceaneering International shows the WASP Atmospheric Diving System during the Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Center on Monday, May 6, 2002. The one-man submersible can go to a depth of 2300 feet.]

-- OTC again attracts more than 45,000 and for the 10th straight year increases the number of exhibitors.
Attendance: 47,649
Space: 399,891 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,185
[Photo: James E. Peterson, Jr. (left), president of Gulf Electroquip, Ltd., discusses the inner workings of one of the 'brushless generators' his company supplies, with Lee Williamson of Union Supplies, Ltd.]

-- OTC again attracts more than 45,000 and for the 10th straight year increases the number of exhibitors. Attendance: 47,649 Space: 399,891 sf Exhibiting companies: 2,185 [Photo: James E. Peterson, Jr.

Attendance: 34,828
Space: 238,666 sf
Exhibiting companies: 1,257
[Photo: A camera operator works at the Offshore Technology Conference's debate between energy company executives and environmental activists. The six-person debate, moderated by journalist Hodding Carter, was the first televised event ever for the annual industry trade show. The 1-1/2-hour program, coordinated by the Jefferson Energy Foundation and New Vision Communications Ltd., was broadcast live to several universities across the country.]

Attendance: 31,451
Space: 210,000 sf
Exhibiting companies: 1,240
[Photo: Oil service and supply companies display the latest technologies and engineers discuss the newest concepts for use in the offshore environment on the exhibit floor of the 1990 Offshore Technology Conference.]

Attendance: 78,686
Space: 450,000 sf
Exhibiting companies: 2,000
[Photo: Oil industry equipment fills the Harris County Domed Stadium (Astrodome) playing field as part of the four-day 11th annual Offshore Technology Conference. Exhibits also spilled over into the Astrohall, headquarters for the conference.]

-- The beginning of a decade of unprecedented growth in global demand for oil. OTC’s exhibition size and attendance soar.
Attendance: 22,097
Space: 150,600
Exhibiting companies: 820
[Photo: A wide range of offshore construction equipment and shore-based support facilities is displayed at the Halliburton companies' exhibit at the Offshore Technology Conference at the Astrohall. ]

Attendance: 15,500
Space: 93,500 sf
Exhibiting companies: 540
[Photo: Replicas of the latest in offshore drilling and production equipment is inspected by two visitors at the Offshore Technology Conference at the Astrohall.]